it is the smallest u.s. state capitol. we will feature all of the capital -- state capital's history programming. >> the largest room in the state house by far. a remarkable place. it has all of its original furniture. it makes it easy for us as a result to see this chamber as it was at the outbreak of the civil war when the governor stood at this podium had and exhorted vermonters to save the union by volunteering for the forces that were sent beyond the state to try to help lincoln keep the union together. this room resonates with that period and the time when this nation was plunged into that catastrophic war. 150 years later, this became the scene of a battle over the civil rights of homosexuals when gay marriage came to the forefront in vermont. first as a battle over civil unions and eventually for full marriage equality. much of the fractious in mgm vault in legislative bodies -- energy involved in legislative bodies took place in the state house. legislators crowded into the building and passionate speeches were de